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Media Sciences/Political Sciences - Mathematics - 20.02
Mathematical model 'describes' how online conflicts are resolved
Mathematical model 'describes' how online conflicts are resolved
Researchers have produced a mathematical model to describe how conflicting opinions are resolved over articles that appear on Wikipedia, the collaboratively-edited encyclopaedia. - The study maps the evolution of opinion over time, showing that even widely diverging opinions eventually converge.

Media Sciences/Political Sciences - 26.11.2012
Scientists analyse millions of news articles
Scientists analyse millions of news articles
A study led by academics at the University of Bristol's Intelligent Systems Laboratory and the School of Journalism at Cardiff University has used Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms to analyse 2.5 million articles from 498 different English-language online news outlets over ten months.

Media Sciences/Political Sciences - 10.07.2012
Digital Journalism
Digital Journalism
Cutting-edge research focusing on the changing nature of journalism in the digital age is to be brought together in a new peer-reviewed journal launched by a Cardiff professor. - Digital Journalism , founded and edited by Professor Bob Franklin of the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies will provide a critical forum for discussion, analysis and responses to the shifts in journalism brought about by digital technology.

Business/Economics - Media Sciences/Political Sciences - 20.04.2012
Online-only news outlets 'struggle to find funding'
The first report to systematically assess how online-only news websites across Western Europe are faring has found that new start-ups are struggling to find business models that can cover their operating costs.

Environmental Sciences - Media Sciences/Political Sciences - 16.11.2010
Climate science under-reported at Copenhagen
Climate science under-reported at Copenhagen
Media coverage of the UN's Copenhagen summit on climate change in 2009 ‘under-reported' the climate science, according to a new study published by Oxford University's Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ).

Media Sciences/Political Sciences - 12.07.2010
Facebook and Twitter: the real winners in elections?
Facebook and Twitter: the real winners in elections?
A new Oxford study shows methods of electioneering and political reporting have changed for good because of Facebook and Twitter. It concludes lessons were learned by journalists and politicians in how to harness the power of social networking sites, which contributed to ‘unprecedented levels of participation' and voter turnout at the 2010 election – particularly among voters aged between 18-24 years old.

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Media Sciences/Political Sciences - Social Sciences - 22.11.2012
United Nations urged to protect journalists’ safety and media freedom worldwide
The University of Sheffield's Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) and the BBC College of Journalism are today (22 November 2012) urging the United Nations (UN) to address the rising trend of violence against media workers and protect journalists' safety.

Media Sciences/Political Sciences - 4.10.2012
Serendipity is more than a ’happy accident’
Serendipity - a mysterious phenomenon often thought of as a 'happy accident' - is being investigated by a team of UCL researchers in order to design interactive systems that harness its power. - By collecting and analysing people's 'serendipity stories', researchers at UCL Interaction Centre and their partners hope to design an interactive system that makes us more prepared for recognising serendipity when it happens and, crucially, supports us in acting on it.

Media Sciences/Political Sciences - Business/Economics - 9.07.2012
Your country and your age might influence how you access news
Your country and your age might influence how you access news
A report shows that Germans still prefer a newspaper, while online news has overtaken print and TV news as the most frequently used medium in the UK and US for those using computers, mobile phones and tablets for news.

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